Today, I uttered the phrase "the pot calling the kettle black" in class. Moments later, I'd been called a "racist twerp" and kicked out of class by the same English teacher who once tried to have another kid suspended for using the word "titillate", because apparently it's "pornographic". FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, during a class, I noticed some racist statements and symbols on a table. While erasing them, I bent down to pick up my dropped pencil. I look back up to see a teacher, and got a suspension. FML
Today, my English teacher kicked me out of class for being "rude and disruptive." In actuality, I had called her out for having blatantly used Google Translate for several example sentences, all of which sounded as if a semi-literate foreigner had constructed them. FML
Today, I was bitched out by my 17 year-old son's teacher. It seems the idiot teacher made the kids advocate for his own political beliefs in a presentation, and my son ended his speech saying, "And it remains my opinion that our instructor is cramping my motherfucking style." Instant suspension. FML
Today, I got sent to detention for saying, "That's what she said" after a girl in my class said, "Push a little harder" while dissecting a frog. FML
Today, I was once again berated by an idiotic parent. I’ve been called a filthy liberal, a groomer, and had my job threatened several times. All of this because I was teaching second graders about pronouns. You know, the part of English grammar that replaces a noun. Nothing political at all. FML
Today, I watched a movie my old teacher recommended me. She was one of my favourite teachers. I saw the title, opened it, and found out that the premise is racist towards my ethnic group. She marked me harshly. FML
Today, I finally had it with the redneck bully who's been tormenting me. He was repeatedly poking and pinching me and laughing out loud during class, so I slung him to the ground, pinning him. I got suspended. They only called his parents, who never do anything; my "caring" parents are looking into teen boot camp. FML
Today, I was in class. I am an older student going back for my PhD. I was kicked out of class for "sassing" my instructor for telling him he was wrong about what took place at an event I was actually present at. My instructor is a 22 year old TA. FML
Today, I was teaching and a boy sitting in front kept laughing and smiling, even after I asked him to cut it out. I got so annoyed that I jokingly said I'd knock his teeth out, and asked him to leave the class. The kid went to the principal and told him I intended to hurt him. I'm a college professor. FML
Today, I got called into the principal's office of my son's school. Why? He'd called his teacher a "fudge packer". No more weekends with his uncle. FML
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Pwn17 25
I thought teachers were supposed to have some level of intelligence...
Mossears133 15
Then there's that awkward moment when 31 realizes this is in the UK.
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BrookieAnn 19
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Those who can't, teach. Get used to it.
SlapAndTickle 20
It seems like your teachers were below standards as well.
dakatabg 31
Plenty of them
TwiztedYuri 9
merica where teachers don't know shit
Mossears133 15
Then there's that awkward moment when 31 realizes this is in the UK.
Nekogami 14
Not sure which is worse - 31s obvious lack of comprehension or OPs teacher. Just gonna throw this out there - your teacher is a ******* moron OP.
doodlecloud 27
I'm so sick of that phrase, 1. Not only is it really old but it's annoying and hurtful to capable teachers who try their hardest every day. It also doesn't help raise standards of teaching. We should be encouraging the most able to go into teaching, not constantly putting the profession down and making it a less desirable career.
Nekogami 14
Preaching to the choir man. I totally agree. It's exciting to see more game industry veterans ( for me ) taking up teaching jobs around the US. Makes me a bit more confident in the game programs than I was say 4 or 5 years ago.
TheDrifter 24
The problem I ran into was that so very few of my teachers had ever worked in the industries they were to be preparing students for. From school to uni to teaching school. When we had practical application sort of questions they could only give us theory and ideology.
maosquare 18
This cockeyed view that the teaching profession is only reserved for those who can't make it in their fields of specialisation is not only tiring but also very demeaning. I know of many teachers who chose to go into teaching because they want to, not because they cannot do anything else. Contrary to popular beliefs, teaching is more than just being well versed in your academic discipline - it also requires you to have knowledge of managing a class, finding effective ways to pass on complex information in a digestible manner, and so on so forth. Try stepping into the shoes of a teacher, then you'll realise the 'those who can't, teach' mantra is indeed very disrespectful.
Eorlas 31
Please stop getting touchy-feely about teachers. Don't try to place them on a pedestal, because my job involves interacting with them on a daily basis in a US state, and I can attest that many of them are extremely unintelligent and immature. And thus far in the past two days we've seen two FMLs about asshole teachers; it's a disease people need to open their eyes to.
Major_General 10
I am reminded of reading that most people who major in education in the United States scored below the 50th percentile on their SATs... and have since the 1950's.
doodlecloud 27
And how do you suggest we cure this 'disease' 111? Don't get me wrong, I'm well aware that there are bad teachers out there - I'm actually going into teaching myself purely because I'm unhappy with the standard of teaching I received growing up and I want to change that. Even now, half the people on my teaching course I don't think are up to scratch. However, such a view ignores the good teachers and doesn't stop the bad teachers. The only way we are going to ensure that capable people go into teaching is if it's held in the same regard as being a surgeon or a lawyer or something (which it is in some countries). That won't happen when society's knee jerk reaction to the word teacher is 'idiot' or 'failure'.
GoldenTaco 3
Watch your mouth Sir! Ha, I'm kidding...
red_headforlife 15
Yes, thank you for that.
skitsmuffin 6
Shut your mother ******* face asshat! Ahh just kidding.
fuzz97 23
all of you stop
MatteKudasai 17
In the name of love?
Pwn17 25
I thought teachers were supposed to have some level of intelligence...
Azeri_fml 11
Unfortunately, most no longer do.
AlexM42 5
I wouldn't go so far as to say most. Many teachers are quite competent, some are even exceptionally so. It's teachers like OP's however that really shame the modern education system.
Azeri_fml 11
Maybe not "most," then, but certainly quite a few. OP's teacher, for example, or my AP World History teacher that gets his notes from Wikipedia.
Omegamike101 7
What's wrong with getting notes from Wikipedia?
TheDrifter 24
Wikipedia and factual accuracy are passing acquaintances at best, that's why it's an issue.
dontpanic_fml 32
Azeri, I know I'm gonna get buried for this but I kinda feel the need to tell you that I meant to thumb your comment UP, not down, and also I find it unendingly sad that your comment got no thumbs up and the one defending a teacher obtaining notes from Wikipedia got three.
AustinCarlile01 12
I like your profile pic...
deepunder 17
Call someone a Hippocrite( spelled wrong) and see if the teacher finds the word discriminating against hippos.
cosicosei 22
I feel like this teacher is overprotective so she/he doesn't get in trouble... but that's unreasonable! isn't there someone above her you can talk to? or a counsellor? I had the same kind of problem with a teacher but she was slandering me so I reported her... she got moved to another school.
MrClean17 15
It seems like political correctness is taking over the world. Some one will always be offended
goose12321 11
**** political correctness I always say. The only people who get offended by something that's not politically correct are all just a bunch of twats trying to stir something up where there's not.
deathhill3 40
Next time someone tried to be politically correct, tell them that you find that offensive =P
shadokis 15
it's not about being politically correct. It's about a teacher that doesn't know what a metaphor is or the definition of a word.
dakatabg 31
Some teachers love to give you problems
skitsmuffin 6
I feel this teacher is a dumbfuck who doesnt know what they are talking about.
SWC_Penguin 17
From time to time a controversy pops up over the use of the word "niggardly." I understand that debate. While its not a bad word, we should probably retire it. Anyway, my point is, your teacher's an idiot because what you did was nothing at all like that.
JustStella 28
Holy crap, I just looked up that word... HAHA! I love how sample sentence says: "a niggardly tip to the waiter," perpetuating a stereotype. Oh my gosh, I laughed so hard. I showed a friend and she looked at me in horror saying, "how could you laugh at that? You're black!!" /rambling
fuzz97 23
112 I just thought I should let you know that no one cares
SpamPam 18
I found 112's story to be quite the entertainment
Qwermy 16
"Niggardly" never had any racial connotation whatsoever. To retire a word to satisfy the sensibilities of the ignorant only cheapens the language.
justmyswag 9
While I understand that niggardly isn't a racial slur, if someone said that around me, I'd probably be .3 seconds away from kicking their ass before it registered. There are better words to use in place of it.
Hiimhaileypotter 53
@159 Then you need to chill out. It's a word without racial connotations. Not everyone is out to insult you. And I agree with whoever said (can't remember their number) that retiring a word that isn't even bad just to appease a few cheapens the language.
Jacobkal 8
Let me guess for revenge you poop on his windshield
chabelo 10
^.^ win
NoDontKillMe 19
I bet when #6 posted that they thought they were going to get SO many up votes... I see your attempt at humor, but you could've worded it differently.
lovesummers 8
#6 you r disgusting.
\ 28
I wonder if they paid for their teaching credentials.
Kiki242 19
Racist against pots or kettles?
UnluckyGenius 21
Kettles have been so oppressed, and their plight is largely ignored by the general public. #Kettlefreedom2013
Jharrist89 12
He must have been embarrassed. Those are heavy accusations though. I hope you're pressing the issue of him being wrong.
ThatPlankton 15
Why are English teachers always the crazy ones?
doodlecloud 27
My secondary school English teacher once read us a rather long poem she wrote about the magic and wonder of women's menstruation. No, I am not joking.
Nekogami 14
I could tell stories. I had a middle school English teacher who tried to put me in detention for almost every day for drawing in class after I finished my work. I had another who never brushes her teeth or used deodorant and loved to get all up in a students personal space. Then later in high school I had one who was severely bipolar. Fun stuff. Lol
nightbirdblue 27
I have to agree. All my English teachers have been crazy. Freshman year of high school, my English teacher told every class different requirements and then got it mixed when she graded the papers. She also was so cheery and hyper at first period that we wondered what she was on. Sophomore year of high school, my English teacher was a grammar nazi. If you worded something "improperly", then she would flip out and declare you hopeless. She also used the phrase "I love the smell of burning flesh." She was extremely religious also. Junior year of high school, my English teacher loved to act out the characters and would yell about things that the characters would of yelled about. While preparing to read The Crucible, she explained that religious environment of the time and area by acting like a preacher. She was one of the nicest teachers. She gave cookies out to people every so often, for high scores in the review games we played. Senior year of high school, my English teacher loved to talk and often got so far off topic that we wasted thirty minutes of class. She also let us watch Youtube videos in class that we convinced her were relevant (Epic rap battles of history for example). In my second semester of college, my English teacher was obsessed with alcohol and often talked about the best way to drink vodka. He also made up learn about the dictionary. ((I was lucky enough in high school to not get the complete failure of an English teacher. He used slang. He also couldn't pronounce things like "alleviate", "appoint", "malignant", "beneath", "soliloquy", and "monologue". He spelled many words wrong on the board. He also misused the words in the vocab book that he passed out, which led to his students pointing out that the word didn't mean that.))
SlapAndTickle 20
I feel like I am back in school reading that essay.